Hong Kong should develop its shipping insurance and management capabilities, among other areas, to strengthen its status as a global maritime hub amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, former city leader Leung Chun-ying has said. Leung, in his capacity as co-founder and honorary adviser to the Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping, said in a wide-ranging interview last…
Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago, killing 14 people in Kentucky, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing’s engine mount. The MD-11 plane only got 30 feet off the ground, the National Transportation Safety Board said,…
The full list of victims in the UPS plane crash has been released, two weeks after the Hawaii-bound cargo plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after takeoff. The plane appeared to be on fire as it sped down the runway, and may have lost an engine while taking off. It struck two businesses —…
Veterans Day is here, the holiday celebrated annually to honor Americans who have served in the military. The history of Veterans Day dates back to 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson set Nov. 11 that year as the first commemoration of Armistice Day after World War I. In 1956, Congress voted to change the name of…
UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky. The crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu….
The death toll from the UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, has risen to 13, officials said Thursday. “On my way to the Teamsters’ vigil, I learned of a 13th person that died as a result of the UPS flight 2976 plane crash,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg wrote in a social media post. “My…
When Georgie Dow heard an explosion at the auto parts recycling business where she works in Louisville, Kentucky, she had no idea a UPS aircraft had just crashed outside. Dow, the chief financial officer of Grade A Auto Parts located just south of the Louisville International Airport runway where UPS Flight 2976 was departing on a…
A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering the first official details about a disaster that killed at least 11 people, including three on board. There was a fire…
Investigators searching for what caused Tuesday’s deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, will be reviewing dramatic video footage from the scene. The footage appears to show the area of the left wing where one the plane’s engines would be located on fire as the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 raced down the runway toward disaster. Officials…
What investigators will be looking for in the deadly UPS plane crash – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave explains what officials will focus on as they investigate the deadly UPS cargo plane crash, including video of the plane on the runway and locating the black boxes. Source link